A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to authorize contracts with the Republic of the Philippines for the provision of hospital care and medical services to Commonwealth Army veterans and new Philippine Scouts for service-connected disabilities; to authorize the continued maintenance of a Veterans' Administration office in the Republic of the Philippines.

Summary

Extends until September 30, 1979, the authority: (1) of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to maintain an office in the Republic of the Philippines; (2) of the President to authorize the Administrator to enter into contracts with the Veterans' Memorial Medical Center to pay for hospital care and medical services to Commonwealth Army veterans and new Philippine Scouts for service-connected disabilities; (3) to make payments for such care and services; and (4) to appropriate specified sums for the training of health service personnel, for new equipment and the rehabilitation of the Veterans' Memorial Medical Center.

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Timeline

1. 14 March 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 March 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 March 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 March 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Satterfield, David E., III [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Veterans' Administration Programs Extension Act of 1978